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10 tips to the irs for beefing up staff

two businesswomen meeting in an office

guess who has the federal government’s worst retention rate for employees under 40?

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

if you think it’s hard staffing a cpa firm, imagine the challenges at the internal revenue service where

  • the pay’s not so good
  • laws limit bonuses
  • it takes three months to hire an applicant
  • federal bureaucracy gums up the process
  • the hiring process uses antiquated technology
  • only a remote office can authorize many hires

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  • the recruitment and retention budgets are austere
  • training programs, spaces and equipment are inadequate
  • more than 100 full-time positions need to be filled every day
  • over half of employees will be eligible to retire within five years

the taxpayer advocacy service says the irs needs to deal with these problems, and it’s going to take money, effort, technology and legislation to get it done.
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six types of person: which are you?

use the answer to help define your business and your future.

by ed mendlowitz
tax season opportunity guide

is your practice satisfying?

do you like it the way it is, or do you want it to develop and grow? some people like the way things are and don’t care about change.

more on tax season: answer these two questions first | help your tax clients, help yourself | what’s your value to your tax clients? | are you excited about tax season?
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if you’ve gotten this far, i would suggest that you do care about change, and change means you have to do some things differently.
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three examples: pricing your bos value add

 

woman examining document

how to take that big first step.

by penny breslin
it’s not just the numbers

the big part of pricing is the value added. how do we go from fixed to value-added pricing where the firm actually can really make a difference and move from just back-office support to client advisory services? the steps to get there mean providing the base of bos so that you have the needed knowledge to perform client advisory services.

more: how to assess needs for a client proposal | how to maximize on-site client meetings | sixteen guidelines for naming conventions | you have to manage three kinds of procedures | tech tips for back office support | decoding accounting tech (and all those acronyms) | digital marketing strategies level the playing field | eight tasks to delegate today
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the u.s. bureau of labor statistics states that about 20 percent of small businesses will fail in their first year and by the end of the fifth year 50 percent will fail.
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tack one launches new location tracker for children and seniors

lost keys, earbuds, phones … people … might be a thing of the past. 

by rick richardson
technology this week

tack one, a singapore-based startup, wants to help ensure your kids, elderly parents and pets are safe with ai-powered location technology. recently, the company unveiled its new generation of gps device, tack gps plus.

more: mit tests new ingestible vital signs sensor | telehealth advances with ai-powered clinics | fcc approves superfast wi-fi tethering | major websites blocking content from ai crawlers | printer ink: not just expensive, but a blatant scam? | generative ai coming to microsoft 365 | electronic skin that can sense touch will transform robotics | chatgpt passes cpa exam on second try | stanford scientists 3d-print heart tissue | four of today’s new technologies that will be tomorrow’s ‘norm’
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the startup launched its gps tracker in 2021 to address the frustration of the short battery life on the market and lower the tracking service cost, making location tracking extremely affordable. tack one’s battery lasts 30 days on a single charge, and its subscription fees start from $2.95 monthly for a two-year subscription plan.

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eight ways the irs can speed up processing tax returns

businesswoman with headache at laptop

some of the fixes will require software updates, but some are simpler.

by 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 research

national taxpayer advocate erin m. collins has determined that delays in the processing of tax returns is one of the most serious problems at the internal revenue service.

millions of americans couldn’t agree more.

more: irs plays whac-a-mole with the phones | ten irs problems that need solutions | treasury ig sees progress at irs | vcs plunk $60 million into ai-powered ‘autonomous’ tax prep | tax pros are expanding and earning more | with fresh funding, irs shows service improvements | how tax practitioners became cybersecurity risks | top tax vendors caught red-handed selling private taxpayer data
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collins’s 2023 report to congress is more than a detailed kvetch. it’s also a buffet of solutions – some that the irs could effect, some that congress needs to legislate.

she offers several solutions to the problems with processing. here are the main processing problems and their solutions:
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